Ford, CUPE, class struggle and the Charter
CUPE education workers and other supporters amass at Queen’s Park to protest after the Ontario government enacted the notwithstanding clause to legislate a contract on the union. Photo courtesy CUPE.…
2022
Accountability/Cancel Culture, and the Possible End of Twitter
So this might be the end of Twitter. I'm about 1/2 convinced Musk is willing to burn 44 billion dollars just to drive the thing into the ground, for reasons…
The Cons and the Monstrous Con Convoy Show
I never believed that the far right trucker's occupation of Ottawa was all about vaccine mandates, or bouncy castles, or as one kooky Con called it Canada's Woodstock. And after…
Accountability/Cancel Culture, and the Possible End of Twitter
So this might be the end of Twitter. I’m about 1/2 convinced Musk is willing to torch 44 billion dollars just to drive the thing into the ground, for reasons…
Creativity, A Short and Cheerful Guide
“Anyone can be creative!” This happy idea is the central thesis of John Cleese’s pithy treatise on how to be creative. The book really is… The post Creativity, A Short…
The Forest Or The Trees
Today is election day in the United States. Paul Krugman writes that, if Republicans take control of congress, things could get very ugly: I, at least, always feel at least…
Readers React
I’m on a bit of a tight schedule today, so I cede to newspaper letter-writers their thoughts on Doug Ford’s tactics and values before his province-wide blink yesterday. Premier Ford’s…
Protests Work: Ontario to Repeal Anti-Worker Legislation
Last week the Conservative Ontario government did what was previously unthinkable in Canada: take away charter rights from people who work. This unprecedented act was met with widespread opposition from…
A Liberal Leader’s Lost Legacy.
Canada’s Charter of Rights and Freedoms is being destroyed. It is under attack by the mean and bigoted. It is under attack by the ignorant. It will fail completely if…
Finally!
Finally … Ford blinked. All unions who had supported @fordnation during 2022 election, came out publicly in support of education workers & against Bill 28. Ontario was on verge of…
New cracks appear in UCP façade as party officials disallow anti-vaxx nomination candidate in premier’s home riding
If Alberta’s United Conservative Party were the “centre right” political party its leader Danielle Smith would like us to imagine it is, the disqualification of Nadine Wellwood as a candidate…
Project: The Good People Network
Maybe if we can just all be there for each otherKay?PS: It's up to all of us to kick the shit out of this life while we're still here.The dead…
Project: The Good People Network
Maybe if we can just all be there for each otherKay?PS: It's up to all of us to kick the shit out of this life while we're still here.The dead…
Project: The Good People Network
Maybe if we can just all be there for each other Kay? PS: It’s up to all of us to kick the shit out of this life while we’re still…
André Picard’s "Kids are suffering from COVID in ways we never expected"
In a Globe & Mail article, Picard outlines the absolute crisis state health care is in right now, particularly for children: Pediatricians, family physicians and emergency rooms are being slammed…
This isn’t as easy as throwing a rolled up newspaper at your front door
Distribution: The advice is “Go wide not deep” even as the audience for LondOntLife is siloed, localized to London Ontario What we are pondering. I want, simply, to draw the…
Words fail
This person is the new communications director for the Conservative Party of Canada? #cdnpoli #cpc #lpc #ndp pic.twitter.com/nHwjHgZdCP — Warren Kinsella (@kinsellawarren) November 8, 2022
Monday Afternoon Links
Miscellaneous material to start your week. – Erin Prater reports on research showing how long COVID may be traced to excessive pruning of connections in the brain. Faye Flam highlights…
Canada’s Caregiving Crisis and HOW TO FIX IT
Buckle up because today, the new Canadian Centre for Caregiving Excellence released a white paper on the crisis state of caregiving in Canada and HOW TO FIX IT. The report…
Canada’s Caregiving Crisis and HOW TO FIX IT
Buckle up because today, the new Canadian Centre for Caregiving Excellence released a white paper on the crisis state of caregiving in Canada and HOW TO FIX IT. The report…